Emphysema

//ˌɛmfɪˈsiːmə//

"Emphysema" in a Sentence (8 examples)

Tom died of emphysema.

Tom died from emphysema.

Have you been diagnosed with emphysema?

COPD is a group of diseases, including emphysema, that is characterized by coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness.

Tom has emphysema.

People who smoked between one and 10 cigarettes a day had more than six times the risk of dying from respiratory diseases, like emphysema, than never smokers and about one and half times the risk of succumbing to cardiovascular disease.

The panacinar emphysema shows higher compliance with lungs then the centriacinar emphysema 5 .

His family announced the death on social media on Thursday, but provided no details. In 2024, Mr. Lynch announced that he had developed emphysema after years of smoking, and that as a result any subsequent films would have to be directed remotely.

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